Metropolitan Chhatra Shibir reunion
Khulna, Correspondent :
“We will not respond to those who abuse us” – Nurul Islam Saddam
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General and former Member of Parliament Mia Golam Porwar has said that Jamaat-e-Islami has made full electoral preparations by nominating candidates in all 300 constituencies for the upcoming national parliamentary elections.
He called upon every party activist to enter the electoral field with full strength and work tirelessly.
He said, “This is the most opportune time to send religion to the National Parliament. Those who were once involved in student politics must now become active again and play their role for the country.”
He made these remarks on Friday morning while addressing as chief guest at the Khulna Metropolitan Islami Chhatra Shibir Members’ Reunion (1977-2025) held at Al Faruq Society auditorium under Sonadanga Police Station. The event was organised under the slogan “In the pull of harmony, back to our roots”.
In an emotion-filled speech, Mia Golam Porwar recalled memories of past student leaders from Khulna Aminul Islam Biman, Munshi Abdul Halim, Amanullah Aman, Sheikh Rahmat Ali, Abul Kashem Pathan and journalist Sheikh Belal Uddin – saying that their sacrifices and contributions remain a shining chapter in the political history of the country. The audience was visibly moved as he reminisced.
The programme was presided over by Khulna Metropolitan Chhatra Shibir President Arafat Hossain Milon and conducted by Secretary Rakib Hasan. The keynote speaker was Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir Central Secretary General Nurul Islam Saddam.
Special guests included Jamaat Central Working Committee Member and Khulna Regional Assistant Director Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Central Majlis-e-Shura Member and Khulna Metropolitan Ameer Professor Mahfuzur Rahman, Central Majlis-e-Shura Member and Khulna District Ameer Maulana Emran Hossain, Metropolitan Jamaat Nayeb-e-Ameer Professor Nazibur Rahman, and Secretary Advocate Sheikh Jahangir Hossain Helal.
Former Khulna Metropolitan Chhatra Shibir presidents Sheikh Kamrul Alam, Advocate Sheikh Abdul Wadud, Professor Mia Golam Quddus, Golam Mostafa Al Mujahid, Principal Sheikh Jahangir Alam, Dr G.M. Shafiqul Islam, Professor S.M. Enamul Haque, Mia Mujahidul Islam, Mukarram Billah Ansari, Ataur Rahman Bacchu, Saidur Rahman, Azizul Islam Farazi, Mim Miraj Hossain, Hafez Imran Khalid, Habibur Rahman, Musharraf Ansari, Abdul Awal, Zahidur Rahman Naeem, Tawhidur Rahman, former Secretary Khan Mosharraf Hossain, Professor Shahidul Islam, Md. Siddiqur Rahman, Wasyar Rahman Montu, Maksudur Rahman Milon, and Gazi Morshed Mamun also spoke at the programme.
Among others present were Metropolitan Office Secretary Israfil Hossain, Baytul Mal Secretary Asif Billah, Publicity Secretary S.M. Belal Hossain, Literature Secretary Ahmed Salehin, Publications Secretary Abdur Rashid, HRD Secretary Kamrul Hasan, Student Rights Secretary Imranul Haque, and Library Secretary Selim Hossain, alongside former office bearers at different times.
Jamaat Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar further said, “The national election is approaching. Jamaat has already nominated candidates in all 300 constituencies.
Now we must take decisions – how long before the polls we can take leave from work and return to our constituencies. This is the crucial moment for decision-making.
The Ameer of Jamaat has said that in the past 54 years Muslims have never had such an unprecedented opportunity to take the strength of the Islamic movement into Parliament. We do not know if such an opportunity will ever come again.
The fascists tried to bury us in the ground, but Allah placed them in their own pit and raised the Islamic movement to a position of dignity.
Ahead of the election, we must prepare ourselves mentally to accept organisational decisions, whatever they may be.
Our sacrifice must not be for an individual brother’s victory but for the victory of our movement as a whole.”
In his keynote address, Islami Chhatra Shibir Central Secretary General Nurul Islam Saddam said, “Once, we did not even have the opportunity to stand at Dhaka University.
Today, Allah has given us the chance to be part of the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU). In many universities, others cannot even form a panel, yet we have succeeded.
Jahangirnagar University, which was once the breeding ground of the leftists, is now a place where, Alhamdulillah, Allah has granted us remarkable opportunities.
We must preserve these achievements and remain humble, without arrogance.
Allah has directly forbidden idle talk or unnecessary actions. Those who engage in pointless debates on Facebook must refrain.
We believe that no responsible leader of our organisation does this, though some who are no longer in touch with the organisation may act emotionally. Whoever abuses us, we shall not respond. Abuse can never be a response.
Looking ahead to the national election, he added, “We now have opportunities in constituencies that we could never have imagined before.
We have never seen such a large-scale mobilisation. We firmly believe that we will secure at least 160 seats. In the past, we had 18, at most 50. Alhamdulillah, this mobilisation is far greater now.”